FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2021

 

March 16, 2021

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

SENATE BILL 213

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

1. On page 1, line 15, strike "ON THE EFFECT".

 

     2. On page 1, line 15, strike "OF".

 

     3. On page 1, line 24, strike "No evidence shall be admitted as" and insert in lieu thereof "It shall not be".

 

     4. On page 1, line 24, after "defense", insert ", justification or excuse".

 

     5. On page 1, line 25, strike "regarding the effect on the defendant of" and insert in lieu thereof "that the defendant's conduct was a reaction to".

 

     6. On page 2, lines 7 and 8, strike "No evidence shall be admitted as a defense in a criminal proceeding regarding the effect on" and insert in lieu thereof "It shall not be a defense, justification or excuse in a criminal proceeding that".

 

     7. On page 2, lines 8 and 9, strike "of being" and insert in lieu thereof "was".

 

     8. On page 2, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following new subsection:

 

          "C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a defendant from raising any other recognized affirmative defense.".

 

     9. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

 

                                           _______________________________

                                           Brittney Barreras

 

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against

Yes:      5

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

 

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